U20 rule is 'wrong' insists Lane as O'Neill and Joyce miss out

Rule stating that an U20 player cannot play at his own age grade should he see game-time in a senior inter-county championship fixture under fire

On the outside: Limerick's Cathal O’Neill is no longer eligible for the county's U20 team after making his seasonal senior bow last weekend. Photo: INPHO/Bryan Keane

The rule that prevents U20 players from lining out at their own age grade has the potential to hinder the development of affected players and must be rescinded, former Cork county board chairman Ger Lane has said.

Limerick travel to Páirc Uí Rinn this evening for a top of the table clash against Cork in Group 1 of the Munster U20 hurling championship, but the visitors will be without their talisman, Cathal O’Neill, because of his second half cameo during the county’s Munster SHC win over Cork on Sunday.